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Some of the latest articles - Canonical/Ubuntu: Summit, FunOS, Accent Hold, and More
4 stories - Linux Gets AMD RDNA 5 GPU Support
4 stories - Security Emergency in Alpine Linux (musl and OpenSSH)
patch NOW - Arch and Slop-based GNU/Linux Distros: Omarchy and KORA
new 'boys' in the block - Blender 5.3 Is Out with the Vulkan Backend by Default on Linux
Blender 5.3 open-source 3D graphics software is now available for download with the Vulkan backend by default on Linux, support for panoramic cameras, and many other changes. - Microsoft Github Unsafe: Patents Leveraged to Try to Deplatform DisplayLink Drivers
2 picks - New Steam Client Update Introduces Linux 64-Bit Support, Steam Achievement Sets
Valve released a new stable Steam Client update today with a 64-bit build for Linux systems, Steam Achievement Sets, support for GameInput v4, and more. - Vasudev Kamath and Utkarsh Gupta on Debian Work
2 personal experiences - Microsoft OSI and LF Promote Slop Plagiarism With Openwashing Tactics
doing bad things for money - Security Leftovers
Security patches and more - Free Software, Education, Open Data and More
FOSS and more - GNU/Linux and Other Operating Systems
leftovers for today - Programming Leftovers
Development and standards - Making a Website, WordCamp Asia 2027, and More
Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG) leftovers - Back End/Databases: Postgres News and PGP Keys in DNS
4 news reports/blog posts - Open Hardware/Modding: Sprout Pi, Arduino, and More
projects and gadgets - BSD: Updates/Picks Regarding DragonFly and FreeBSD
pair of BSD updates - Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers
lots of fluff though - Audiocasts/Shows: mintCast, FLOSS Weekly, and More
4 new picks - Applications: Zellij, EasyOS Components, and Darling
Software leftovers - today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical picks - Games: Slop, Proton Experimental, And "AAA" Games
mostly from Liam - Libreboot 26.11 Open-Source BIOS/UEFI Firmware Brings Various Improvements
Libreboot 26.11 open-source BIOS/UEFI firmware is now available for download with TPM 2.0 by default for more devices, new naming scheme for ROMs, and other changes. - Linux kernel reviewer steps down from memory management duties due to influx of AI slop patches — 'the amount of time wasted on AI slop is already too much, and we're only at the start of this,' volume of submissions and low manpower forces the step back
"Nowadays it's pretty much half of what I see, if not more." - Your ESP32 can now officially run full Linux
Other than Linux support, Espressif has also been making development using its gear generally more approachable - My 5 favorite KDE Plasma Linux distros – and what makes each one special
These distributions offer the best of KDE Plasma - Free and Open Source Software
Linux’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Microsoft. It’s Linux Users - LibreSSL 4.3.5 and 4.4.1 released, Linux application stores, and security risks
3 picks - LibreOffice 26.8.3 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 40 Bug Fixes
LibreOffice 26.8.3 open-source is now available for download as the third point release to the LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with over 40 bug fixes. - GNU/Linux Market Share in Singapore Rose to 6% [original]
According to Clownflare, Singapore is moving away from Microsoft - Android Leftovers
Your new Android speed-typing superpower - Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software - Fedora KDE finally lets my monitors use different virtual desktops, and it makes my second screen more useful
When I first moved to Fedora KDE - These devices you own already run Linux, and you can do amazing things with them
Linux is everywhere - Over Ubuntu? Fedora is the Linux distro I’d hop to next – here’s why
If you're an Ubuntu user considering a leap to Fedora, but you're hesitating - VoidStation – Void Linux-based distribution for home entertainment
VoidStation is a Void Linux-based distribution designed to turn a PC into a home entertainment system - WinKDE OS – Debian-based Linux distribution with KDE Plasma
WinKDE OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution developed in Algeria by Achour Djerroud (Achour Tech Pro) - Linux application stores, trust and utility
Flatpak and the snap are the future, and that they will revolutionize the Linux desktop. - In Memoriam: Tim Peters 1952–2026
I am immensely sad to announce that Tim Peters has died earlier this year on July 15 - LWN on Slop, Kernel, IBM Against Choice, and C Code
8 articles outside paywall - We Left Freenode 5+ Years Ago and It Has Since Then Become a Slopfarm (Plagiarism) [original]
The fate of Freenode tells us about the fate of any other networks - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - Ardour 9.10 Open-Source DAW Is Out with Live Gain Envelope Waveform Updates
Ardour 9.10 open-source digital audio workstation (DAW) software is now available for download with optional support for audio waveforms that reflect the region’s gain envelope. - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.3 Released with Sealed Images for Image Mode
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.3 operating system is now available with sealed images for image mode, a model of proactive resilience, and updated components.
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